...Cross Cultural Barriers in China
Task 4 EGT1
Elizabeth Lilley -- 000203794
Western Governors University
Thanks to the World Trade Organization the amount of international trade has increased substantially allowing industries world-wide to increase profits and their gross domestic product. However industries face barriers in trading that restrict growth in foreign nations. Some of these barriers include taxes, tariffs, government policies, disparaging economic conditions, and most importantly cross cultural issues.
Cross Cultural Issues in China
China is the super-power of Asia and a challenge now that is as become one of the biggest economic and social economic leaders of the world. China’s economic power has substantially grown in the last four decades with its only rival being India. Analysts believe that in the next decade China will become the global economic leader with the greatest gross domestic product (GDP).
Industries find doing business in China as an opportunity, but also complicated due to the different cultures, especially for those introducing new markets. The Chinese prefer to complete business transactions face to face versus by email or by phone. While negotiating with their customers it is not uncommon for hand-shaking with a customer or a mediator to occur. In order to effectively work with a Chinese firm it is suggested that working with them face to face will greatly increase the chance of getting that contract.
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Cultura: Chapter 1
Spanish is spoken in Spain, North America, Central America, and South America.
En veinte países, el español es la lengua oficial.
417 millones de personas hablan español.
Hay 311 lenguas que son hablan en los Estados Unidos. Some are Spanish, English, German, French, Arabic, and Italian. 62 languages are spoken in Mexico today. Some conclusions we can draw are that North America is an extremely diverse continent and that a large population speaks more than 1 language.
The different regions of the Americas are North America, central America, south America.
Hispanic- relating to a Spanish speaking country
Latin American- Central American, where Spanish is mainly spoken.
Latino- Person of Latin American descent (Mainly in North America)
Spanish- Someone who is related to Spain.
American-Someone who is related to the United States
Linguistic roots of the Spanish language are Portugese, French, and Italian. Some cultures that had a tremendous impact are the Iberian and Celtic traditions.
El castellano es el nombre original de la lengua española.
Conquistadors conquered much of the land and brought their culture and language.
10-Christopher Columbus came to the Caribbean, not the United States. Cristóbal Colón en español es Cristóbal Colón.
11-A cognate is a word that sounds similar in a different language.\
Cultura: Chapter 1
Spanish is spoken in Spain, North America, Central America, and South America.
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